Media Releases
Media Releases
Police respond to alleged threat at Mayflower Mall
April 10, 2025
Cape Breton Regional Police responded to the Mayflower Mall at approximately 4:00 PM, after reports that a message was received indicating a bomb threat.
Staff evacuated the mall while police searched the building and later cleared it with no risk to public safety.
Police investigate stabbing
April 3, 2025
Charges are pending against a man from Sydney Mines in connection to a stabbing April 2nd.
Police arrest barricaded man for threats
March 24, 2025
A 57-year-old man faces charges after Cape Breton Regional Police safely arrested him from barricading inside a property on Jessie Hardy Lane in Gabarus.
Police investigating fatal vehicle collision
March 24, 2025
Cape Breton Regional Police are investing a single-vehicle collision on the Eskasoni Highway near Islandview March 22nd.
Police seize illegal drugs, lay charges for trafficking
March 18, 2025
Seven people face drugs and weapons charges as part of ongoing Cape Breton Regional Police investigation into illegal drug activity in the CBRM.
Police catch, charge driver who ran from collision
March 18, 2025
A 36-year-old man man faces charges after Cape Breton Regional Police caught him on the run from a collision in Sydney on March 16th.
Police investigating assault
March 13, 2025
Cape Breton Regional Police are looking for help to identify a person involved in a March 3rd assault at the intersection of George and Prince Streets in Sydney.
Police were called to the area at approximately 1:20 PM, where witnesses indicated a man had been punched and kicked by another man who then walked away up Prince Street; officers patrolled the area and were unable to locate anyone matching his description. The male victim was transported by EHS to Cape Breton Regional Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, where he remains now in stable condition.
Through further investigation, police have obtained video surveillance of the assault and are looking for the second person involved, who is described as a man in his 30s who was wearing a grey jacket and blue camouflage pants. If you can help identify this person, or have any additional information about the incident, please contact police at 902-563-5151 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
Deceased person located in Sydney
March 12, 2025
Cape Breton Regional Police investigators located a deceased female in the area of Glenwood Street in Sydney Tuesday afternoon, March 11th, as part of ongoing investigation into a reported missing person.
Members of the Forensic Identification Unit examined the scene; there is nothing to indicate foul play is a factor in this death, and the deceased has been referred to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy to confirm the cause of death. The person’s identity will not be released at this time, pending completion of the Medical Examiner’s work and notification of next of kin.
Police investigating possible shots fired in Sydney Mines
March 10, 2025
Cape Breton Regional Police are looking for people who may have information about shots fired on Cottage Street in Sydney Mines Monday morning.
Man faces weapons charges after caught hunting at night
March 7, 2025
Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a man with weapons offences, after they caught him hunting unlawfully in the early morning hours of February 27th.
